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Marcellus Eugene Cooper

Male 1873 - 1967  (94 years)


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  • Name Marcellus Eugene Cooper  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 15 Jun 1873  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Sep 1967  Midland, Midland County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 
    • On Jim Cooper's "Trails to Texas" blog http://www.trailstotexas.com/
      Shown as Marcellus Eugene Cooper (1873-1967). Married Ada Eudora McElroy (1877-1905). They had 5 sons. After her death, married her identical twin sister, Ida Victoria McElroy (1877-1952). They had 3 daughters and 1 son.

      A post to Rootsweb by Jim Cooper about the makeup of this family can also be found here:

      http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MCELROY/2000-12/0978230334

      When he registered for the draft during the First World War, he was a resident of Pineland, and listed his occupation as farner. He was of medium heighth and build, with blue eyes and dark hair.

      He was a Mason.

      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3SP-KHM
      name: Marcelus Eugene Cooper
      event: Death
      event date: 13 Sep 1967
      event place: Midland, Midland, Texas, United States
      occupation farmer
      gender: Male
      marital status: Widowed
      birth date: 15 Jun 1873
      birthplace: Sabine, Texas
      father's name: James A Cooper
      mother's name: Amelia Jax
      cemetery Jacks Cemetery Pineland Texas
      Informant S. O. Cooper, son
      certificate number: 60502
      film number: 2138740
      digital folder number: 005145121
      image number: 02315
      Collection: Marcelus Eugene Cooper, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 3, District 70
      Sheet 10B
      176-177
      Cooper, Eugene Head M W Jun 1873 27 m3 Tx Miss La Farmer
      Cooper, Ada Wf W F Feb 1877 23 m 3 2/1 Tx Mo La
      Cooper, Icy Dau (sic) W F (sic) Oct 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx

      1910 Census
      Texas, Sabine, Precinct 3
      Enumerated 16 May 1910
      SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 17B
      367-372
      Cooper, Eugene Head M W 35 m2 1 Tx Miss Tx Proprietor Lumber Mill
      Cooper, Ida Wf F W 33 m1 1 1/0 Tx Mo La
      Cooper, Icy Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cooper, Oscar Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cooper, Armon Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cooper, Everette Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx

      1920 Census
      not located

      1930 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
      Enumerated 16 Apr 1930
      ED 202-4 SD 19 Sheet 4A Stamped 43
      66-75
      Cooper, Amelia Head F W 83 Wd la La Miss
      ---76
      Cooper, Eugene M Son M W 56 m 28 Tx Miss La Farmer
      Cooper, Lela v Wf F W 53 m 21 Tx Mo Tx
      ---77
      Cooper, Louis W Head M W 54 m 24 Tx Miss La Farmer
      Cooper, Huelan Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cooper, Hollie L Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx



    Person ID I41741  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 May 2014 

    Father James Amberson Cooper,   b. 12 Nov 1843, Hinds County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1927, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Amelia Elizabeth Jacks,   b. 22 Feb 1847, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1939, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 14 Mar 1867  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 7, 8, 9
    Family ID F12533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ada Eudora McElroy,   b. 19 Feb 1877, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1905, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1896  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    Children 
     1. Vernon Edgar Cooper,   b. 20 Sep 1897, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1898, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Icy Grady Cooper,   b. 17 Oct 1898, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1918, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     3. Samuel Oscar Cooper,   b. 28 Jul 1900, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1972, Midland, Midland County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. Armon Scott Cooper,   b. 29 Mar 1902, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1966, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     5. Everette James Cooper,   b. 14 Apr 1904, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1963, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F12565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2014 

    Family 2 Ida Victoria McElroy,   b. 19 Feb 1877, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1952, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1909  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. Hilda Etheline Cooper,   b. 10 Jun 1909, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1910, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Aselee Cooper,   b. 14 Jun 1909, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1910, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Amelia Adeline "Dollie" Cooper,   b. 19 Jan 1911, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 2004, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     4. Opal Leona Cooper,   b. 8 Jul 1913, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1914, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Lonnie Maurice Cooper,   b. 30 Jun 1917, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 2010, Odessa, Ector County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F12564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Jun 1873 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Aug 1896 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1909 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Sep 1967 - Midland, Midland County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 59 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    3. [S1419] McCary, Kay P. "Jacks Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    4. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    5. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 3, District 70 Sheet 10B 176-177 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84 Enumerated 16 and 17 Jun 1880 Page 6B SD 1 ED 84 47-51 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 19572298 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1322] Ancestry.com - U. S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.

    9. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 3 Enumerated 29 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 17B 327-332 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine, Precinct 3 Enumerated 16 May 1910 SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 17B 367-372 (Reliability: 3).